All posts tagged "Diego Moreno"

Moreno is on the AA disabled list with right shoulder soreness. Some roster updates in the minor league system: -Diego Moreno has been placed on the disabled list in Altoona with right shoulder soreness. The move is as of 6/23. Moreno had a 4.91 ERA in 11 innings with Altoona, along with...

Marte is a must protect for the 2011 Rule 5 draft. We've reviewed the upcoming Rule 5 roster crunch before, noting that the Pittsburgh Pirates will have a lot of players eligible for the upcoming draft in December. With about half a season in the books, let's review the best of the...

In my interview with Neal Huntington last week, I asked him whether the Pittsburgh Pirates would be open to trading prospects for major league players. His response was: We are getting to the point in time where we're going to be a lot more open to trading our prospects. To trade a...

Leach will move to the bullpen in 2011. Yesterday, the 2011 Altoona Curve roster was announced. A few updates to that roster, via Cory Giger: -Brian Leach will not be in the starting rotation. Instead, Leach will move to the bullpen. In the long term, Leach is more of a relief pitching...

Today we wrap up the 2011 Altoona Curve preview with a look at the bullpen. So far we've covered the infielders, outfielders, and the starting pitchers. As I mentioned in last week's preview of the Indianapolis bullpen, a minor league bullpen isn't overly important. That's especially true the lower you go in...

Today we wrap up the 2011 Indianapolis Indians preview with a look at the bullpen. So far we've covered the infielders, outfielders, and the starting pitchers. A few of the players from the starting pitching preview will eventually factor in to the bullpen as well. Overall, the bullpen isn't that important. Even...

Owens has a strong chance of arriving in the majors this year. Last year the Pittsburgh Pirates saw the Major League debuts of several young players. They saw big time prospects like Pedro Alvarez and Jose Tabata reach the majors in mid-season, and stick around. They also saw a few minor players...

Hanrahan is a much stronger option this off-season, but the rest of the bullpen is unsettled. A year ago at this time, the 2010 bullpen was largely incomplete, consisting only of Joel Hanrahan, Evan Meek, Javier Lopez, and a few minor signings competing for spots, such as Wilfredo Ledezma, Vinnie Chulk, Jack...

The Arizona Fall League wrapped up this week. Here is how the Pirates prospects fared in the final week: -Andrew Lambo played in four games this week, going 1-for-14 (.071) with a double. Lambo finished the season with a .274/.325/.462 line on the season, with four homers in 106 at-bats. -Tony Sanchez...